Originally Posted by
waterrockets
Anyone else have chronically sore legs developing around their 50th birthday. This is some bull***t. Been a thing for about four or five months. Took a week off the bike completely to enjoy the TX natural disaster, get back on, and day 3 my legs just hurt all the time when I'm off the bike. On the bike everything is normal -- legs aren't even tired --- power is great.
I'm 45 now, but the increased soreness is real and I need more days between intensity. I would almost say I can hog on the endurance miles more than ever. Also, I haven't seen anything like the decline I expected over the last 5 years (if anything I've ticked up). Having said that, I'll now lose 20% off my FTP tomorrow.